Film study 101: The second of nine movies to get you ready for football, Invincible (video, polls)

To get you ready for the upcoming SEC Media Days, we present a movie a day to get you ready for the upcoming season.

Keep in mind, this list isn't concerned with acting, cinematography, art direction or screenplay. We're not the Academy Awards.

This is simply which football movies over the years keep us entertained and leave us wanting more.

Each day, we'll give you a chance to vote on your favorite of the nine listed (the movies are in no particular order), then vote on your favorite player at various positions throughout the nine days.

We also understand there are plenty of football movies not on this list that could have been (All The Right Moves, The Best of Times, North Dallas Forty, Little Giants, Brian's Song, Any Given Sunday, Wildcats, etc).

Vince Papale (Mark Wahlberg), a 30-year-old part-time bartender and substitute teacher, is just one local who competes in an open tryout for the Philadelphia Eagles under first-year coach Dick Vermeil (Greg Kinnear). The movie tracks his days through training camp and the physical abuse he takes from players on a team which has been down on its luck, as the city looks for something to cheer for.

THE TRIVIA:

Papale was listed as a wide receiver and played three seasons with the Eagles. How many passes did he catch in that time?

WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH

A classic tale of local long shot makes good, despite trying times, with the home team. You can't help but root for Papale, who is portrayed as a modest and almost shy athlete, even in the sandlot games in the neighborhood. The physical beating he takes at the hands of other Eagles - and other teams - gives Papale a Rudy-like quality. The movie is set during financial hard times in Philly when friends are being laid off and looking for a reason to believe. And Papale gives them a reason to.

TRIVIA ANSWER: Papale caught one pass in his NFL career. The only reception in his career came in 1977 on a 15-yard pass from Roman Gabriel, who was a four-time Pro Bowler and the 1969 NFL Most Valuable Player.

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